R. López de Heredia Viña Tondonia Reserva Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2012

$60

SPAIN : RIOJA ALTA 75% Tempranillo, 15% Garnacha, 10% Graciano/Manzuelo MEDIUM BODIED, VINOUS, SLIGHTLY ASTRINGENT, DRIED FRUITS, OAKED This has the nose of potpourri, dried cherries & plum, & dill. On the palate there is some saddle leather, dill, and dried flowers with a wonderful lingering finish. ECOLOGY: Organic FOOD PAIRING: Meat & Mushrooms

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Ratings on Delectable

Jay Kline Delectable Pro

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of 90 minutes. The 2012 pours a deep ruby/purple with a near opaque core; medium viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of Montmorency cherry, blackberry, dill, toasted coconut, olive, zatar, and a touch of vanilla. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. This only got better with air and might be my favorite young Tondonia since I first drank the 2006 vintage. Really good stuff already! Drink now with some patience and through 2042.

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of 90 minutes. The 2012 pours a deep ruby/purple with a near opaque core; medium viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of Montmorency cherry, blackberry, dill, toasted coconut, olive, zatar, and a touch of vanilla. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. This only got better with air and might be my favorite young Tondonia since I first drank the 2006 vintage. Really good stuff already! Drink now with some patience and through 2042.

9.3

Sipping Fine Wine Delectable Pro

Blend of mostly Tempranillo with about equal amounts of Garnacho, Graciano and Manzuelo, deep Ruby with a graceful bouquet of berry fruits, cigar box spice with fresh earthy tones, a traditional Rioja, still reticent. On the silky smooth palate, elegant with layers of flavors of ripe blackberry and cherry, tobacco, smoky cedar, dark fruit, vanilla spice, very well balanced with fine soft tannins and a clean structure ending with a nice long chalky earthy character. Delicious! Still has room to age.

Blend of mostly Tempranillo with about equal amounts of Garnacho, Graciano and Manzuelo, deep Ruby with a graceful bouquet of berry fruits, cigar box spice with fresh earthy tones, a traditional Rioja, still reticent. On the silky smooth palate, elegant with layers of flavors of ripe blackberry and cherry, tobacco, smoky cedar, dark fruit, vanilla spice, very well balanced with fine soft tannins and a clean structure ending with a nice long chalky earthy character. Delicious! Still has room to age.

9.6

Ericsson

Tasting notes during visit to the winery where absolutely everything is done in-house by hand; preserving centuries old winemaking traditions. In the Tondonia offering one can really appreciate the time and patience dedicated to crafting this wine. The wine evolves to a rustic yet graceful profile with strong notes of dark berries with slight oak and dark chocolate. On the palate the wine is bliss, medium bodied, fully integrated, with balanced acidity and a long finish. The juice is fermented in old large wooden “tinas,” then transferred to American oak barrels (made in house to medium toast specifications), stored underground in their +100 year old cellars for at least a year. After that it is bottled and stored in the same underground cellars and finally released about ten years later. Learning about their curated winemaking process was inspiring.

Tasting notes during visit to the winery where absolutely everything is done in-house by hand; preserving centuries old winemaking traditions. In the Tondonia offering one can really appreciate the time and patience dedicated to crafting this wine. The wine evolves to a rustic yet graceful profile with strong notes of dark berries with slight oak and dark chocolate. On the palate the wine is bliss, medium bodied, fully integrated, with balanced acidity and a long finish. The juice is fermented in old large wooden “tinas,” then transferred to American oak barrels (made in house to medium toast specifications), stored underground in their +100 year old cellars for at least a year. After that it is bottled and stored in the same underground cellars and finally released about ten years later. Learning about their curated winemaking process was inspiring.

9.4

Vino Joe

A bit too thin. Might need a bit more time. Fruit was a bit immature. Length was ok

A bit too thin. Might need a bit more time. Fruit was a bit immature. Length was ok

9.1

Adi K

Tasty, white Rioja. Good drinking!

Tasty, white Rioja. Good drinking!

8.6

Gwen

At Passerine

At Passerine

Dave Adden

91, for 58 bucks, not great. Slight maceration taste at first which dissipated, leaving ligh to medium body, light fruit n tannins, balanced but underwhelming

91, for 58 bucks, not great. Slight maceration taste at first which dissipated, leaving ligh to medium body, light fruit n tannins, balanced but underwhelming

Gwen

At Passerine

At Passerine

Location

  • 1743 1st Avenue
    New York, NY 10128

  • Hours:
    Monday-Friday: 12pm-10pm
    Saturday: 10am-10pm
    Sunday: 12pm-9pm

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